rough-dry

or rough·dry

[ ruhf-drahy ]
/ ˈrʌfˈdraɪ /

verb (used with object), rough-dried, rough-dry·ing.

to dry (laundry) after washing, without smoothing, ironing, etc.

adjective

(of laundered clothes, sheets, etc.) dried but not ironed.

Origin of rough-dry

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby rough-dry

rough trade, rough up, rough-and-ready, rough-and-tumble, rough-cut, rough-dry, rough-hew, rough-legged buzzard, rough-legged hawk, rough-sawn, rough-spoken

Example sentences from the Web for rough-dry

  • They are put on rough-dry in the morning, and so worn until they are considered dirty enough for another purification.

    Ben, the Luggage Boy; |Horatio Alger

  • She insisted on having every piece that moment—clean or dirty, ironed or rough-dry.

    L'Assommoir |Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for rough-dry

rough-dry

adjective

(of clothes or linen) dried ready for pressing

verb -dries, -drying or -dried

(tr) to dry (clothes or linen) without smoothing or pressing